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Stock market crash: Think 1938, not 2008

Stock market debacle doesn't necessarily signal a spectacular crash. The stock market may be reacting to prospects of a garden-variety recession.
Disappointed Obama isn't FDR? Let's remember the real deal about the New Deal.

High on hope, supporters heralded Obama as the new FDR. Two years later, many feel disillusioned. But FDR's actual record puts today's gripes about Obama into perspective.
Robert Reich
How to solve the jobs emergency

With the worst jobs crisis since the Great Depression worsening, Congress and the Obama administration need to take bolder action to create jobs for American workers.
Five smart ways to rebuild Haiti

Haiti doesn’t need a Marshall Plan imposed by global elites. It needs improved conditions that empower all its people.
Economist Mark Zandi: chance of second recession 1 in 4

Mark Zandi, chief economist and cofounder of Economy.com, says the chances of a second recession are low. But should one occur, it would be even more difficult for the US to rebound again.
Thinking about a new job? Have you considered making cheese?

In an age of e-mails and blogs, people are hungry to produce something real.
Snapshot of US political parties since 1900

How the balance of power has shifted between the Republicans and Democrats.
The Food of a Younger Land

How America used to eat.
Great Depression icon meets the great recession

A modern visit to the nonfictional Sallisaw, Okla. – home of the fictional ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Joads
A safety net for government jobs?

Obama's stimulus plan may strive to prevent layoffs of public-sector workers in states, cities.
Was the New Deal too small?

A lesson from Great Depression, historians say, is that Roosevelt didn't spend enough to jolt economy into recovery.
The duty of American Muslims this election

Forget self-pity. Make your voice a constructive one.
"America Eats: On the Road with the WPA"

A writer takes her own journey to update the WPA's guide to America's eating habits.